Last Day

It warmed up again on Saturday, which was much nicer weather than the past few days. The last curbs were added to the perimeter of the patio today and top soil was raked and graded to provide a gentle slope. The curbs are raised about an inch higher around the patio but are flush where the gravel path leads to it.



The original plan called for a 6 foot wide gravel path at the top of the patio, but Jacky advised that the pea gravel wouldn't last long due to the slope. Instead, he recommended using a piece of flagstone as a step down.



Landscape fabric was laid on the remaining path areas and more pea gravel was delivered and distributed as needed. Excess pea gravel was left for me to fill in the low spots in future, which I'm sure will occur over the coming winter.



To stop the pea gravel from bleeding into the grass, brickstop was added.



Jointing sand was swept into the cracks between the patio stones and then lightly watered.



At the west side of the house, soil from curb trenches was used to fill in the ruts caused by the bobcat. The whole area was regraded and the old interlock walkway leading to the garage and house side doors was completely restored with new limestone foundation. In fact, Plus One Landscape, made it better by adding brickstop to prevent future shifting of the walkway.
Although not in the plan, Jacky was nice enough to recommend and have his guys add brickstop to separate the pea gravel and grass areas on both sides of the house. Finally, fresh top soil was raked in and new sodding laid. It looked so much better than before.



Thanks again to Plus One Landscape for all the hardscaping work!